Safety gas fixture



Dec. 29, 1931. E. SCHADED 1,839,053

SAFETY GAS FIXTURE Filed April 8. 1951 iizisfiaad i;

INVENTOR W ATTORNEYQI I Patented Dec. 29, 1931 I UNITED STATES} V ENIS SCHADED, OF PADUGAH, TEXAS SAFETY GAS FIXTURE Application filed April 8, 1931.

This invention relates to a safety gas fixture and has for its object to produce an improved article of. this class wherein the cock is locked in position when turned off and may 5 not be turned on again except by the release of the locking mechanism. 7

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevational viewof the fixture showing the cock at locked position.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the gas fixture showing the cock thereof released and at opened position.

Figure 3 is a top plan View of the fixture with parts shown in sections.

15 Figure 4 is'a perspective view of a locking shaft used upon the fixture.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings the fixture consists of a body 1 having a nipple 2 the said body being adapted to be connected with the gas service pipe Snot shown). A cock 3 is rotatably mounte in the body 1 and is provided with a usual handle 1 and a stud 5 adapted to engage the shoulder 6 of the body when the cock is at closed position as shown in Figure 1 of the drawings. The body 1 is provided at its side with outstanding lugs 7 and with recesses 8 located adjacent the inner walls of the lugs. A shaft 9 is journaled in the lugs 7 and may lower end with a crank handle 10 and is provided at its side with an outstanding stud 11 adapted to enter either of the recesses 8. When the stud 5 is against the shoulder 6 as is shown in Figure 1 of the drawings the shaftv 9 is slid vertically through the lugs 7 and the stud 11 is turned into the upper recess 8. Thus the upper end of the shaft 9 lies transversely across the stud 5 and the cock 3 is locked at a closed position. When it is desired to open the cock the shaft 9 is moved to the position as shown in Figure 2 ofthe drawings then the cock 3 may be turned in the body and moved to opened position.

Having described the invention what is claimed is V 1. A safety gas fixture comprising a body, a cock journaled in the body and having a stud adapted to engage the wall of the body, the body having spaced lugs and recesses adslide therein. The shaft 9 is provided at its Serial No. 528,672.

jacent the edges of said lugs, a shaft journaled in the lugs and having an end portion adapted to extend transversely across the stud ENIS SCHADED. 

